Titanic Post

Long past time for a ride, and Tuesday was a good day for it. Little wind and plenty of sunshine. Just as I don’t know where this post is going, I didn’t know where the ride was taking me. At nine in the morning, the heat suggested I should ride up into the mountains. All the dirt roads and trails in the forest were closed because of severe fire danger and I was on the V-Strom, which prefers asphalt over dirt. Everything was good. Reaching Cloudcroft, NM at just under 9000 ft. (ca. 2700m)elevation, it was chilly enough to add a liner to my jacket to keep warm. (more…)

Monday morning was beautiful and sunny–a perfect day for a motorcycle/camping trip. I had planned on two nights camping in the Gila Wilderness of Southwestern New Mexico. I say planned because “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley…” as Bobby Burns said so well. (more…)